diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index ff623bc..f40d9ed 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.3.1</version>
+      <version>4.5.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>